The Weather Thread 2023

[rwoo]

Just seen the latest Flood Outlook & Weather Assessment at work from the flood forecasting centre. Looks like a wet May with unsettled conditions, as already predicted. The May to July 3 month outlook is 60% near average conditions, 30% chance of wet conditions and 10% chance of dry weather. Hard to take much out of this but hopefully get more of a picture by the end of the month. Hoping that the late May models clear up a bit as it could end up being warm. 

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

Bring me sun in the morning, a light rain at lunch time, sun again until I go to bed and then it can rain a little to keep the mud down for the next day. 

Perfect.

[fred quimby]

33 minutes ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said:

 it can rain a little to keep the mud down for the next day. 

Perfect.

Objection me Lord

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

1 minute ago, fred quimby said:

Objection me Lord

Oh no. I meant dust... Freudian slip?! Hopefully that's not a premonition... 

[squirrelarmy]

@MEGATRONICMEATWAGONis obviously worrying about the suction effect that sticky mud has on your wellies. A bit of drizzle will keep surface tension down and make it easier to move your feet.

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

1 hour ago, squirrelarmy said:

@MEGATRONICMEATWAGONis obviously worrying about the suction effect that sticky mud has on your wellies. A bit of drizzle will keep surface tension down and make it easier to move your feet.

Yep, this. This is what I meant... 👀

[DareToDibble]

3 hours ago, BambooShanks said:

Yup, worst case scenario is that I'll finally get to use my SeelSkinz waterproof socks.

But I'd still rather be in a wet, muddy glastonbury than anywhere else in the world that weekend.

I was looking at these the other day. Haven’t bought any yet. Anyone with experience of them know if 1 pair would be enough for the festival if it was a wet one? Foot care is #1 priority on wet years.

[squirrelarmy]

22 minutes ago, DareToDibble said:

I was looking at these the other day. Haven’t bought any yet. Anyone with experience of them know if 1 pair would be enough for the festival if it was a wet one? Foot care is #1 priority on wet years.

Pretty sure @Crazyfool01 is the sealskin expert

[DareToDibble]

14 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

Pretty sure @Crazyfool01 is the sealskin expert

I should have known.. hit my with your wisdom @Crazyfool01

[Crazyfool01]

10 minutes ago, DareToDibble said:

I should have known.. hit my with your wisdom @Crazyfool01

In the interests of efests and science here is a Dem … I wear 2 pairs of socks with the sealskinz on top and one pair should be absolutely sufficient . I’ve just removed the sealskinz and my other socks are bone dry 

Edited May 9, 2023 by Crazyfool01

[Glasto96]

Keep the faith with Accuweather 🤞🏼

[DareToDibble]

54 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

In the interests of efests and science here is a Dem … I wear 2 pairs of socks with the sealskinz on top and one pair should be absolutely sufficient . I’ve just removed the sealskinz and my other socks are bone dry 

This is absolute wizardry. I’m sold.

[Ayrshire Chris]

19 hours ago, Crazyfool01 said:

In the interests of efests and science here is a Dem … I wear 2 pairs of socks with the sealskinz on top and one pair should be absolutely sufficient . I’ve just removed the sealskinz and my other socks are bone dry 

Excellent, do boots fit ok and comfortable with double socks?  That dribbling tap is affecting my bladder 😉

[Crazyfool01]

3 hours ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Excellent, do boots fit ok and comfortable with double socks?  That dribbling tap is affecting my bladder 😉

I use a thin sock and then these … I tend to go a bit bigger than needed when I buy walking shoes but wouldn’t matter much I don’t think . Also 2 sets of socks helps prevent blisters I’m told 

[MrSpaM]

I've worn SealSkins to every festival I've been to for the past 10 years, I can't count the amount of times they have kept me dry whilst everybody else has been miserable, I highly recommend buying some, they've become essential for me

 

I've literally walked through rivers in them whilst hiking in the peak district and your feet remain bone dry providing the water doesn't go over the top of them

 

Just wear a pair of thick walking socks underneath them and you're golden

Edited May 10, 2023 by MrSpaM

[squirrelarmy]

I've done my first sacrifice to the weather gods. In 2011 I bought an amazing poncho on site, could keep 3 people dry underneath it. It got lost at some point over the years and I've just ordered a replacement one. 

[Sasperella2]

Now then, what's this old El Nino up to? Someone please give me my daily dose of weather science. 

[Sheffield Steve]

The American model, the GFS, is forecasting a very wet rest of May. This is rainfall accumulation over the next 2 weeks, and predicts much of England to have a further 2-3 inches of rain. This would make the site very damp indeed…

[Crazyfool01]

4 minutes ago, Sheffield Steve said:

The American model, the GFS, is forecasting a very wet rest of May. This is rainfall accumulation over the next 2 weeks, and predicts much of England to have a further 2-3 inches of rain. This would make the site very damp indeed…

I’m going with this 

[The Nal]

Next few weeks look very wet.

And this, oh dear. 

https://news.sky.com/story/uk-weather-hail-heavy-rain-and-thunder-hit-parts-of-england-12877394

 

 

[nikkic]

10 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Next few weeks look very wet.

And this, oh dear. 

https://news.sky.com/story/uk-weather-hail-heavy-rain-and-thunder-hit-parts-of-england-12877394

 

 

@The Nalin the weather thread, now the build up can begin.

[Crazyfool01]

15 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Next few weeks look very wet.

And this, oh dear. 

https://news.sky.com/story/uk-weather-hail-heavy-rain-and-thunder-hit-parts-of-england-12877394

 

 

It missed … well mostly . Must try harder 

[sauceageroll]

has anyone tried these as a cheaper alternative to sealskins?

 

almost scared to look on this thread as it approaches.

[PocketTim]

4 hours ago, The Nal said:

Next few weeks look very wet.

And this, oh dear. 

https://news.sky.com/story/uk-weather-hail-heavy-rain-and-thunder-hit-parts-of-england-12877394

 

 

I'd take these reports with a massive grain of salt. I live just outside of Bruton, one of the places that suffered the worst the other day and is in the pictures. Yes the rain was heavy but these floods and evacuations were due to poor river management by the council. Bruton used to end up underwater almost every year in the '70s until the issue was worked out and the drainage improved.

It was discovered off the back of the floods the other day that the vegetation cleanup on the river hadn't been done properly which is why this ended up looking so drastic. It wasn't really indicative of the rest of the area. My dad was bringing my daughter home and called me saying he couldn't get through I didn't understand why, yes it'd been raining all day but wasn't that bad, turns out he was stuck at this hotspot but the rest of the journey was fine.

Anyway, just throwing in my 2p as I've seen a lot of Glastonbury groups share the Bruton pictures but it's been blown way out of proportion as it was a very isolated issue.

[pilton digger]

2 minutes ago, PocketTim said:

Anyway, just throwing in my 2p as I've seen a lot of Glastonbury groups share the Bruton pictures but it's been blown way out of proportion as it was a very isolated issue.

blown out of proportion is the way of t'internet.  I went out of the door for a run about 1500 and it was starting to rain.  After a mile it was heavy but not torrential, and continued like that for the next 45 minutes.  Couldn't see the farm from the ridge but that is not unusual when it rains.  I was coming in the door very wet when it eased off.  After that it rained a bit for the rest of the day. Hardly the apocalypse, but from miles away it may have seemed to be the prelude to a new Atlantis.

Weather happens every day. Wear a coat.